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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Voting day.

I am voting Green today. If the politicians continue the way the are currently, I guess at the next election I'll be voting for the right to dye my hair blue. To think I was a staunch labour voter for over 30 years. I am afraid I am judging them all on yesterday's headlines. There's a complete lack of standard in public life accross the 3 main parties. They're all totally disrepectful to the people of this country who they're suppose to be serving, not to mention to their families and friends.

.: posted by womanist 12:48 AM


Yesterday was a great day for American justice. The Juror's in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui has shown their ability to stand above politics and do the right thing. It is right that they have not give Mr Moussaoui the death penalty. We heard very clearly that the jury could not be sure of his role in the murders of nearly 3000 people in America in 2001. But we also heard that he wanted to kill American's and there seem little doubt that he would have done so had he not been arrested albeilt on a completely different charge. I think that with the hateful views that Mr Moussaoui holds and the fact that he intended to kill and maim people, and throughout his trial managed not to shown an ounce of remorse proves that the sentence is correct. He is 37 years old. He has maybe another 30-40 years to spend completely isolated from other human beings. I am not a believer in the death sentence. I strongly believe no one has the right to take life, since we cannot give it. But frankly 30-40 years devoid of human contact has got to be worse than having your life wipped away in seconds in an electric chair. Let's see how cocky he is 10 years down the line. I was also please to hear that the fact that he had a difficult childhood did not sway the jury. Millions of people have pretty impossible childhoods. It's simply not an excuse to main and murder.

I am glad he has not been made a martyr and I am glad that the government's determination to spin the facts for political ends failed. As one of the relatives of the victims of September 11th said. This man was most probably a wanabee terrorist. He's by no means the mastermind behind that dreadful day. Mr Bush and his Senators would do well to stop rushing around the world threatening sovereign nations and to instead concentrate all their minds and efforts and bringing the people who committed this horrendous crime to justice. I have no doubt that the Government and the Justice Department know far more than they are letting on. The American people and frankly the rest of the world need to know who committed these crimes and need to see the perpetrators brought to justice.

.: posted by womanist 12:26 AM